Archmagus Micael

Personally I find that even with the huge XP penalty, Divinely touched is a really helpful character trait. Anyway! Good luck! I just won A1, know A3 off by heart, and am playing A2, so email me if you need any help. - Archmagus Micael

Quote: Originally written by Espionage: perhaps changing the topic of the thread again, but do you have any advice on character generation, i played exile alot so i have som idea, but the "character types" area is a bit confusing, anything that i should stay away from? Well, personally, I find that a "Soldier", a "Cleric", a "Mage", and a "Mage/Cleric/Archer" is the best combination. But that's just me. All of their types are custom (They aren't actually those above types, just have insane training in them), as I normally give each character at least 1 level in Priest skill, so they can heal themselves. But it's just how you like to play. You may want a singleton, or whatever. Most peopel who've polayed exile complain about the loss of two PC slots, but as I always played with 4 chars anyway... Good Luck! - Archmagus Micael

Quote: Originally written by Drakefyre: Personally, I prefer Exile because of the better atmosphere, graphics, and gameplay. But this is a question that neither side will admit to defeat in. They both have very good points, and, as said earlier, you can play both without feeling that they're identical. - Archmagus Micael

Quote: Originally written by Sir Sherlock Holmes: I noticed a room in the Southwest corner of Dharmon that has no entrance, but it shows up clearly using Far Sight. I can find no info about it anywhere though. It's past the man that tells you about the brooch, and past the living statue. Any clue what it is for? Hmm. I couldn't find a way into that either when I played Avernum. Maybe that was "the secret dock" (or wahtever the statue said it oveheard). I for one would like an answer! - Archmagus Micael

The problem with ALT + TAB is that it doesn't minimize the program, it just puts it "behind" the thing(s) you called up. And if the windows are different sizes... So if you're trying to hide things, the WIN key is probably better, but if you're just flipping through things, use ALT + TAB. Hope that helps! - Archmagus Micael

Quote: Originally written by Rent-an-Ihrno: * if its the one i mean, its hidden. walk into all the cave walls in a cavern in that direction. * you have to know that password. to know it, join the scimitar. * its the one that makes you enlightened. * if that is about what i think it is, then you need a password to be able to talk to the statues erika has dispatched in the larger towns of avernum. to get it, join the scimitar. (or was this a1? or a different statue?) The password to talk to the statues is "Divulge", they won't tell you anything unless you say that. Thanks for all of your help! Once I'd gotten in and talked to Aydin, the rest all fell into place. And after I killed Hawthorne, I got these nice fancy 3 screens going over the three major quests I completed. So I've won Avernum! Now onto Avernum 2 for myself! One thing that really annoys me is that I can't tell Micah about: 1) The exit to the surface 2) I assasinated Hawthorne Go my party! Knights of Avernum! - Archmagus Micael

Quote: Originally written by Thuryl: Quote: Originally written by Archmagus Micael: * In the remote Islands, there is this tower protected on one side by a rune which kills you instantly (you stay trapped there forever, hypnotized by the field, your bodies wasting away until you die - that sort of thing), and a rock stopping you from entering by Boat. I assume that that's where that guy that Erika talked about (the traitor) lives, but I have NO way of getting there, and not many people seem inclined to help me. Ooh, I remember this one. If I recall correctly, there's a pool nearby that temporarily protects you from the field (if you get there quickly enough). Ah, is that the pool which enlightens you for a short ammount of time? Or one of those others which makes you "feel good"? Thanks. I'll try this out! - Archmagus Micael

Is all of your essence gone? If it isn't Thuryl's probably right. If it has all gone, either you used up every last speck of it, or there is something wrong... Have you tried SHIFT + D, and then typing in "rechargeme"? This should recharge your essence to what you SHOULD have (after excluding variables such as creations etc.) Hope this make sense, and i'm not just repeating what's already been said. - Archmagus Micael

Quote: Originally written by Rent-an-Ihrno: if you mean the tower of hawthorne, its not in avernum. youll have to teleport there. talk to erika about it. or which one do you mean? ^ I figured that one out by myself. ^ (though with the ammount of seemingly stupid questions I've put up here, I can understand why you think I'm a complete dumbo!) Thanks for the Avernum 2 help guys! (and I already knew that it wasn't a spell - I'm not THAT thick ) A1: * Talking to Khoth, he said that he made some magical defences for an Empire Tower to the southeast of him. I can't find that one... * To the Southeast of Khoth there is this tower called the Black Spire or something like that. HOW do I manage to get through that one? THat's the one that the gate controls zap you with lightning. * In the remote Islands, there is this tower protected on one side by a rune which kills you instantly (you stay trapped there forever, hypnotized by the field, your bodies wasting away until you die - that sort of thing), and a rock stopping you from entering by Boat. I assume that that's where that guy that Erika talked about (the traitor) lives, but I have NO way of getting there, and not many people seem inclined to help me. * AND FINALLY, OF A LESS IMPORTANT NOTE: In Sulfras' Tower, the demon says that as one of Erika's servants, I should know what to do with the statue. I went back and talked to Erika again, but I still don't know what to do with the statue. Perhaps I missed it? If so, what do I do? Thanks! - Archmagus Micael

Hi, Sorry to bother you lot again, but I've got a few problems, and I'm pretty sure you can all help. A1: * I've killed Grah-Hoth (ouch!) and are now "Knights of Avernum". I've been told to randomly go around and do good deeds. I assume that includes assasinating the Emperor and stuff, and finding the way to the surface, so I'm fine there. * I've talked to Khoth and stuff, given him his scroll, and have been taught the ritual to enter that Empire Tower place - but WHERE is it? At first I thought he was talking about that tower just to the southeast along the river, the one with all of the Black Shades in it, with the Gate Wheel which zaps you with lightning, but since it didn't help me there, I don't know which tower he was talking about... and could use some guidance there. * Oh, and when I entered Bahshikava (wahtever it's spelled like), I thought that I was back playing BoA. And Legare wasn't quite so elusive here! A2: Well, I've started this Avernum 2 game with my friend, as I still haven't gotten round to playing it on my own, and we're ALREADY stuck! * In the quest that tells us to go and stop those Undead controlled by rogue nephils being made (the captain in formello gives you this one), we can't destroy the Altar. We have this random Ankh, and assume we need a ritual of Scantification. We managed to find someone called Alice in Formello who tells us about this, but we can't find it in any other library in the city. We did however find a tome which none of us could read, and were wondering if that might have been it, but we're playing a 3-player party (one of Matt's chars died cause was so bad, so we deleted him), with Arcane Lores of 4, 17 & 19, so I don't think we need more of that... HOW DO YOU FINISH THIS QUEST? Thanks you all of your patience! I'll get there eventually. - Archmagus Micael

Quote: Originally written by Jumpin' Salmon: I suspect that Av4 will have its own forum area for at least a little while. *this message sponsored by the avernum quartet - all brass all the time* yes, but after that, Dragon King's probably right. - Archmagus Micael

Quote: Originally written by edzgo: I think the easiest way to get to the staircase is firewalking while hasted in combat mode and i think theres four prisoners and four personal items. I think the prisoners won't go until you tell them it's safe (killing some random boss) - Archmagus Micael

Or you could just try it without any creations. - Archmagus Micael

Quote: Originally written by Spring: Ohh. Didn't look at that one. I seen all the others, so I must of just thought that the hour (9) was an 8. EDIT: When I seen the name of this topic, I thought it was just a random newbie asking for the time so they could set their watches. How many people 9even newbies), will set their time to the boards? - Archmagus Micael On topic: odd, but not as odd as some things I've seen here.

Funny. Which creation pics did you change? Or did you change one of the scripts? - Archmagus Micael

Nice. Could definitely be usefull. - Archmagus Micael

I met that bloke. I killed him for it, and for some reason the Guards didn't try killing me… Was that a bug… or was it intentional (me being a firm Shaper)? - Archmagus Micael

We also say this (cause I say it often) to stress the fact to any other posters that this topic is now closed, and should be left to drift into the memories of time. - Archmagus Micael While I have just broken this reason: DO NOT POST HERE!

Oh. Well, as I generally play an agent, I would have to agree that an eyebeast is easier to kill, though not much more so than the Gazer. - Archmagus Micael

Quote: Originally written by The Almighty Doer of Stuff: Don't vampires only drink the blood of the living? You could feed corpses to dogs. Or, as would be more likely in the world of Avernum, bring them to a healer so they can be revived. I mean, the player's party brings its dead members to healers, right? There's no reason beyond game mechanics why they couldn't do it with someone else's corpse. Ha ha ha, I should rephrase that, but I won't. It amuses me. Maybe it's just me, bit I don't get the amusing part... - Archmagus Micael

Quote: Originally written by *Milu*: A heavy "body" item would seem more natural than a "blood stain" item. What possible reason could adventurers have of picking up corpses? (apart from giving them to vampires ofcourse) - Archmagus Micael

If you have them pumped up right, Eyebeasts can do 150-200 damage + stun chance to... (I counted at least 12 once) creatures at a time. Pumped up right, a Gazer can do 450-600 damage to a single target. - Archmagus Micael

Well, when you've made your scenario, and i have some free time, I'll beta-test it. - Archmagus Micael

The book also gives you a much better map of the game than the FAQs do. But on the other hand, that's just pure astethics. - Archmagus Micael

I haven't registered Nethergate, but I've won through the demo on both sides before (only have the celts save still findable though now). I've got Avernum 1 full version, but I'd have to say I probably prefer Nethergate, but only because of teh two different view points (Celts and Romans). The one thing I hate about the romans though is their (understandable) absolute lack of spells. - Archmagus Micael